dfunghi
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- Time of past OR future Camino
- Future (2019) Portuguese.
I have read and re read this and tried to edit it in a way that made sense. Sorry for rambling....
As I am diligently training and planning my 2019 Camino I keep thinking I will likely want to plan ahead one day at a time and that means lodging.
I know the guide books, as well as some very thorough lists on here, leave little room for unknowns and that is great. What I do not seem to find are descriptions as to which places are more likely to have pilgrims / walkers and which are just simple Pensione? As well I found several of the links provided were to a FB page and they were either very outdated or simply abandoned. I am also a bit confused by the "distance" in column 2 on this https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/15YjQVotp9btlbTUx6YDMgFpHcm3__9msYMJ_nHKOe2E/edit#gid=0 if that means distance from prior stop or distance off of the camino?
I have yet to determine which book I will purchase and carry so there may be more descriptions of the type I seek than I am aware of. I think I will enjoy seeing others that are on the camino as well as stay in places that have an affinity to those of us that walk. I do not need (or even want) a daily communal meal or shared accommodation. I would like to stay "attached" to my journey at all times though.
I will likely end up in some casa rural and other non - hotel types of lodgings most nights and I just wondered if there are some that are more highly regarded (not only for quality of lodgings but also for quality of visit) than others?
I can post a simple list of possible towns but until I arrive I honestly can not be sure. I prefer to not have to taxi each end of the day to reach a predetermined destination as well I prefer not to stop if I have a good head of steam and hours of daylight left. Saying now where I will end up is likely going to be inaccurate. I believe once on the path I will have a pretty good idea of where the next day will end.
In Barcelos I plan to stay at a hotel I found as that will likely be a two night stay for me and in SdC I will likely stay in a hotel at journey's end. Other than that I am planning to be sure and arrive at Casa Fernanda. All else is open.
Day one will most likely be Villa De Conde (if I begin in Matosinhos) and day two I hope to get a bit past Rates as I cut over routes. Day four or five (depending on when I leave Barcelos) will be Ponte D' Lima (the town we visited in 2000 and while on a long walk my wife and I saw my first camino sign and made me aware of this, and made me want to do this, hopefully I finally will). After that I am a bit unsure how I will be holding up or if I will be gaining strength. I am allowing 15 days to go from Porto to Santiago but will try to do it in 12. I am not unwilling to grab a bus or taxi if it is getting dark or I am too tired to go on. My plan though is to walk every K.
My schedule is shaping up that I may very well end up at Fernanda on Good Friday and I plan to contact them to see if that is a problem. I hope to arrive Santiago one week later. My (potential, not ticketed yet) flight to Madrid is Sunday, the week after Easter.
TIA,
D
As I am diligently training and planning my 2019 Camino I keep thinking I will likely want to plan ahead one day at a time and that means lodging.
I know the guide books, as well as some very thorough lists on here, leave little room for unknowns and that is great. What I do not seem to find are descriptions as to which places are more likely to have pilgrims / walkers and which are just simple Pensione? As well I found several of the links provided were to a FB page and they were either very outdated or simply abandoned. I am also a bit confused by the "distance" in column 2 on this https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/15YjQVotp9btlbTUx6YDMgFpHcm3__9msYMJ_nHKOe2E/edit#gid=0 if that means distance from prior stop or distance off of the camino?
I have yet to determine which book I will purchase and carry so there may be more descriptions of the type I seek than I am aware of. I think I will enjoy seeing others that are on the camino as well as stay in places that have an affinity to those of us that walk. I do not need (or even want) a daily communal meal or shared accommodation. I would like to stay "attached" to my journey at all times though.
I will likely end up in some casa rural and other non - hotel types of lodgings most nights and I just wondered if there are some that are more highly regarded (not only for quality of lodgings but also for quality of visit) than others?
I can post a simple list of possible towns but until I arrive I honestly can not be sure. I prefer to not have to taxi each end of the day to reach a predetermined destination as well I prefer not to stop if I have a good head of steam and hours of daylight left. Saying now where I will end up is likely going to be inaccurate. I believe once on the path I will have a pretty good idea of where the next day will end.
In Barcelos I plan to stay at a hotel I found as that will likely be a two night stay for me and in SdC I will likely stay in a hotel at journey's end. Other than that I am planning to be sure and arrive at Casa Fernanda. All else is open.
Day one will most likely be Villa De Conde (if I begin in Matosinhos) and day two I hope to get a bit past Rates as I cut over routes. Day four or five (depending on when I leave Barcelos) will be Ponte D' Lima (the town we visited in 2000 and while on a long walk my wife and I saw my first camino sign and made me aware of this, and made me want to do this, hopefully I finally will). After that I am a bit unsure how I will be holding up or if I will be gaining strength. I am allowing 15 days to go from Porto to Santiago but will try to do it in 12. I am not unwilling to grab a bus or taxi if it is getting dark or I am too tired to go on. My plan though is to walk every K.
My schedule is shaping up that I may very well end up at Fernanda on Good Friday and I plan to contact them to see if that is a problem. I hope to arrive Santiago one week later. My (potential, not ticketed yet) flight to Madrid is Sunday, the week after Easter.
TIA,
D